May 20, 2013

Sports Snaps

Panthers 0-3 at tourney

c02 dhsbbbPhoto by Wayne Crick Delta senior guard Chris Black makes a perfect no-look pass to a waiting Doug Hawkins during last Thursday’s Fruita Monument and Delta basketball game at the Warrior Challenge. Hawkins made the lay-up to keep the Panthers close. In the end, Fruita was able to hold on for a 50-47 victory.Even though Von Mitchell's Delta Panthers basketball team did not win a game in three tries this past weekend, there is definitely hope for the remainder of the young season.

Delta lost its first game of the season to Fruita Monument at the Warrior Challenge hosted by Central High School.

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Whiting sisters shine at Nike Nationals run

c07 whitingPhoto courtesy Brad Kahrs Delta seniors Clarissa and Cleo Whiting competed in Mesa, Ariz. in the Southwest Regional of the Nike National Cross Country Championships on Nov. 17. Both had personal best times among 214 of the best female distance runners from Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada.While most high school cross country runners were resting or preparing for a winter sport, two Delta High School runners were training and racing at the national level. On Nov. 17, with near perfect conditions, Clarissa and Cleo Whiting traveled to Mesa, Ariz. and competed in the Southwest Regional of the Nike National Cross Country Championships.

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Webb signs Letter of Intent to Ft. Lewis

c08 webbPhoto by Wayne Crick Delta High School head girls’ basketball coach (left) and Willyn and Jim Webb share the moment with Skylyn Webb as she signs a National Letter of Intent to attend Ft. Lewis College in Durango. Webb will continue her educational endeavors in either exercise science or psychology and is expected to make an impact right away on the women’s basketball team.Delta High School's Skylyn Webb signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Ft. Lewis College in Durango on Nov. 14. Webb will continue both her academic and athletic careers in the fall of 2013 as a Ft. Lewis Skyhawk.

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